Senior Applications Engineer MIM (Metal Injection Molding)

6 Degrees Search; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Investing in people

MIM expansion

Job summary

6 Degrees Search seeks an Applications / Product Engineer with MIM or metal powder metals experience to join the Advanced Technology Engineering Team in Rockford, IL. You will help plan and execute the design, development and promotion of new products, applications and markets, while supporting sales and product launches.

The role requires leading APQP through Gate 5, engineering quotations, and driving manufacturability with MIM technology.

Qualifications

• Experience with metal injection molding (MIM) or powder metals manufacturing.
• Strong design capability with CAD tools and an emphasis on manufacturability.
• Proven ability to interface with customers and translate needs into engineering goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop engineering quotations for new products, including material, process steps, costs and tooling.
• Recommend design changes to ensure manufacturability with MIM technology and update CAD models.
• Lead manufacturing and delivery of engineering samples and proto-types.
• Lead technical discussions with customers and represent their interests with internal teams.
• Lead APQP activities through Gate 5, coordinating with cross-functional teams.

Skills

MIM / Powder metals exp

Design & CAD proficiency

Customer interface experience

Job description

Requirements:

• Seeking Applications / Product Engineer with MIM (metal injection molding) or powder metals experience. Design skills and customer interface experience.

Position Summary:

As a member of the Advanced Technology Engineering Team, this position promotes growth of the Company by strategically planning and executing the design, development and promotion of new products, applications, and markets. This position also provides support to the Commercial Sales Team for revenue growth and the Product Launch Team for effective and successful production approval processes and the successful introduction of new products into manufacturing by functioning as a key technical resource.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Develops engineering quotations for manufacturing new products including raw material requirements, operation steps and rates, outside operational costs, tooling, fixtures and gauging cost, and capital requirements and cost.
2. Recommend design changes for customer’s components to ensure manufacturability by DSB’s MIM technology. Including, developing marked prints and/or modifications to CAD solid model files.
3. Lead the manufacturing and delivery of all engineering and proto‑type samples.
4. Lead technical/engineering discussions with customers. Represent customers in technical/engineering discussions with internal teams.
5. Lead APQP team through Gate 1 and participate in APQP through Gate 5.

Perks:

• This company is investing in people and equipment to expand the metal injection molding business.